Rep. Kevin Brady critiques Obama’s State of the Union

Congressman Kevin Brady, a Republican from The Woodlands, says Obama is taking the country in the wrong direction.

“Most Americans believe our country is headed in the wrong direction,” says Brady, chairman of the Joint House-Senate Economic Committee. “What they heard from the President tonight was ‘stay the course’.

“Republicans have a more optimistic, more positive vision for America that builds up people rather than government. The President has stimulated Wall Street but left the middle class and Main Street behind. Republicans want to fix the broken tax code and rein in the IRS, remove the burden of ObamaCare on families and businesses, and get the economy moving so we can balance the budget and begin paying down America’s debt.

“Perhaps the starkest difference is on tax reform. The President wants to tax Texas energy companies and close tax loopholes so Washington can spend more. Republicans will stop tax increases on energy and close loopholes so we can lower tax rates for everybody and grow the economy.”